एउटै मन, एकताको मन, नेपाली पन, बिबाद समाप्त भएको ए एन ए सम्मेलनमा जान चाहने, फुटेको होइन जुटेको ए एन ए हेर्न जान चाहने हामी अमेरिकाबासी नेपालीहरुको पवित्र चाहनामाथि तुसारापात भएको छ । ए एन ए का संस्थापकहरु, पूर्व अध्यक्ष्यहरु र महत्वपूर्ण ब्यक्तिहरुले सम्मेलन बहिस्कारको औपचारिक घोषणा गर्दै यो सम्मेलनलाई मान्यता नदिने घोषणा गरेका छन । उनिहरु अमेरिकि कानुन अनुसार अब कानुनी उपचारमा समेत लागिसकेको बिधान अनुसार नब निर्बाचित भन्दै घोषणा गरिएका अध्यक्ष्य एबम ए एन ए का पुराना संस्थापक मध्येका एक प्रल्हाद केसीले नेपाल मदर डट कमलाई बताउनुभयो । यस सम्बन्धमा जिज्ञासा राख्दा डिसी सम्मेलन सँयोजक हेमन्त श्रेष्ठले नेपाल मदर सँग भन्नुभयो "हामीले सके सम्म ए एन ए बिबाद मिलाउन प्रयास गरेका हौँ, सकिएन, वहाँहरु दुबैथरीको इगो को लडाईं हो यो, वहाँ हरु दुबै पक्ष लड्दै गर्नुहुन्छ हामी सम्मेलन गर्दछौँ"। ऊता छेवाङ शेर्पाको बुइ चढेर ए एन ए ध्वस्त पार्न कृयासिल भनी पूर्व अध्यक्ष्यहरुले आरोप लगाउने गरेका ए एन ए अध्यक्ष्य सिमोन ढुंगानालाई संपर्क गर्न खोज्दा संपर्क हुन सकेन । वहाँले पनि आफ्ना बिचार राख्न चाहेमा हामीले ससम्मान राखिदिनेछौँ । नेपाल मदर डट कम् फेरी पनि दुबै पक्ष सँग एक ठाउँमा बसेर बिबाद सुल्झ्याउन आग्रह गर्दै जुँगाको लडाईं नलड्न, बिधी र बिधान अनुसार चल्न, सम्मेलन एक भएर सम्पन्न गर्न बिनम्रता पूर्वक आग्रह गर्दछ अमेरिका र क्यानाडाबासी नेपालीहरुको साथमा । नेपाल मदर डट कम् ले सबैलाई आफ्ना भनाइ राख्न दिनेछ । हामी कसै प्रती पुर्बाग्रह नराखी दुबै पक्षका भनाइलाई बराबर स्थान दिदैछौं, तर चाहन्छौँ कि एकता होस् र निर्बिबाद होस् ! हेर्नुस् प्रेस रिलिज जस्ताको तस्तै :
Press statement by some concerned ANA members
We, the following past presidents, past officers and ANA life members have decided not to attend the proposed meeting in Chantilly, Virginia during the July 4th weekend. This meeting has been dubbed as ANA Convention 2011, but we do not believe it is a genuine ANA convention, as it is not supported by many
life members and past officers. The meeting organizers have also not contacted the newly elected officers of the ANA for the term 2011-2013.
List of signatories:
Dr. Hari Sharma, past president
Dr. Kamal Pathak, past president
Dr. Kunjar Sharma, past president
Dr. Amar Giri, past president
Mr. Pramod Sharma, past president
Mr. Krishna Nirola, past president
Ms. Amrit Tuladhar, past president
Mr. Naveen Dutta, past president
Mr. Pralhad KC,– President elect
Mr. Roger Adhikar, Vice President elect
Ms. Radha Basnyat, General Secretary elect
Dr. Tulasi Joshi, Information Director elect
Dr. Ghambhir Shrestha, Treasurer elect
Dr. Shambhu Dhungana, life member
Dr. Ambika Adhikari, life member
Dr. Kumud Sharma, life member
ANA Affairs Press Release
- By Tulasi R. Joshi, Information Director Elect of ANA
After the 2011 election result announcement, conflicting reports, debate and confusion seem spreading. Here I have tried to put some conclusions based on the facts so that Nepali communities can make informed observations and their own conclusion. Let us try to follow the rules, work together, and help Nepali cause without tarnishing Nepali name and reputation.
Decisions of June 15, 2011 Meeting Invalid:
The Special Emergency Meeting of the ANA Executive Board held June 15, 2011 was not a valid ANA meeting, and decisions made at that meeting (see below) were not valid ANA decisions since almost all of the so called board members attending the meeting were not valid paid ANA members; non-paid members do not have voting rights according to ANA bylaws. According to the ANA website, as of June 21, 2011, there are 19 members on the ANA Executive Board. They are:
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I checked the names of the Executive Members and officers against the membership list published by the Membership Verification Committee. President Simon Dhungana is the only ANA member in the so called ANA Board. Even the Secretary and the Information Director were not valid ANA members. Other persons attending the meeting at the best can be considered honorary members at the pleasure of the executive officers. According to ANA bylaws, “Honorary Members do not have to pay any membership dues, and are not allowed to vote in the affairs of the Association.” Currently 3 persons are serving as executive officers; two of them are not even members of ANA with voting rights as mentioned above. Same thing applies to Mr. Basant Shrestha, the chair of the Membership Verification Committee (MVC) and the three members of the ANA election committee (Sudeep Shretha, Sharda Khati and Hira Sharma). Since they are not paid ANA members, they cannot vote on ANA affairs; they can only assist and advise the committees. Again, only the paid members can vote to make decision on ANA affairs. Giving the ANA board membership to persons who have not paid membership due is not only against the ANA bylaws, it may also be considered wrong for other reasons. When the meeting is run by one valid member of the ANA board, and in which decisions are made by non-ANA members, how in the world you can consider it an ANA meeting. Therefore from ANA points of view, the decisions and the meeting of June 15 do not belong to ANA and are invalid.
An Experience of June 15, 2011 Meeting:
I am an ANA life member and the Information Director elect. I attended the so called June 15 emergency meeting of ANA. When I asked at the meeting the number of board members, no one had an answer for this. When I asked at the meeting if there was a quorum for the meeting, I was shouted at by a non ANA member not to raise a question of quorum when such a big crisis was happening in ANA. There was no roll call, no motion moved and no second of any motion. At the end, Mr. Sherpalama informed about the decisions made at the meeting; he could really have said any thing he wanted; Mr. Sherpalama is not even listed as an executive board member No parliamentary rules were followed for these decisions. Even though we disagree, the meeting should have been conducted following democratic parliamentarian rule.
President Dhungana’s Conduct:
Current ANA administration especially the president has failed to fulfill its responsibility in a number of ways defaming the organization and creating all kinds of problems and crisis such as the Boston convention mismanagement, installing ineligible persons in the ANA board, not updating membership list, not keeping financial books in an orderly manner (example of the Boston convention is the obvious one) and going against the advice of almost all past presidents and life members. There was an unpaid bill of about $85,000 in which about $50,000 was for the hotel bill. Life members of ANA came to the rescue to save the reputation of ANA donating money to settle the hotel bill. Consequently, he was asked to resign by past presidents and life members. But he declined to do so, and some members argued to give him an honorable exit provided he cooperated to hold election in an agreeable manner. As a result, a general body (GB) meeting of ANA was held and election was conducted. Rather accepting the result of the election gracefully, he went against it with the support of non ANA members. In this scenario, the DC meeting arranged by him and mostly non ANA members is not endorsed by the elected officers of ANA, almost all past ANA presidents and virtually all ANA life members, and we elected body declare that ANA will not be responsible if any liabilities is caused by the meeting.
Membership and Disqualified Candidates:
Apparently annual ANA registrants were told that they would have one year membership. But this membership clause was never amended in the ANA bylaws. Without amending it within 60 days, it does not become effective according to ANA bylaws. From this point of view and other reasons as pointed by MVC, the membership of the Boston convention registrants becomes null and void to vote in 2011 election. Since the 2011 election was uncontested as there was only one qualified member for each position, the membership issue was a moot matter from the election purpose. The MVC published the eligible voters list by giving an opportunity to eligible voters not listed to approach the MCV with proofs of the membership. Why the disqualified candidates on the basis of the membership list did not even try to approach the MVC proving that they were ANA members. Now they try to cry foul after the announcement of the election results.
Membership Verification Committee (MVC):
The MVC did a great job by following ANA bylaws. We understand its published report was signed by 3 members out of 4 members of the Committee. Two of the members changed their position calling the report flawed after the election result was announced. By the way these 2 members are not even paid members of ANA and do not have voting right according to ANA bylaws. The other 2 members who have voting rights have not changed their position. So the MVC report stands as is and cannot be called flawed especially after the announcement of the election result. You just cannot play the same game again after the game is over.
Election Committee:
The Election Committee chair who is a life member of ANA also performed an outstanding job by following ANA bylaws and good judgment under the situation to conduct a fair and free election within the stipulated time. The Committee consisted of 4 members. Mr. Raja Upadhyay was the chair of the Committee who was given the mandate of conducting the election by the ANA general body (GB); Mr. Sherpalama or the President Dhungana or anyone else has nothing to do with the election after the mandate. President Dhungana provided 4 persons (Sudeep Shrestha, Sharda Khati, Hira Sharma and Ramakant Adhikari) to assist Mr. Upadhyay to conduct the election. Ramakant Adhikari did not serve the Committee. The 3 people that served were not ANA paid members and therefore, did not have voting rights. As a matter of fact, Dr. Sudeep Shrestha who was referred wrongfully as Co-Chair or Vice-Chair had disqualified himself to be a member of the Committee. Since these three people did not have any voting rights, they did not have any decision making power. They were in the Committee simply to assist Mr Upadhyay in clerical works. Mr. Upadhyay was given the sole authority by the GB to conduct the election. Of course they were working for Mr. Dhungana/Mr. Sherpalama, and started making statements against Mr. Upadhyay when the election result did not favor their candidates. These 3 people have no power or right to go against the decision of Mr. Upadhyay.
Rights of Non-ANA members:
The works and conclusions of the Membership Verification Committee and the Election Committee is according to the ANA bylaws and the general body meeting of genuine ANA members supported by past ANA presidents and ANA members. If non-ANA members do not like it, they have no legal ground/right to challenge it going against the decisions of these committees.
Last Opportunity for 5% Discount and Room Registration for ANA DC Convention – 2011!
Woh! Can not believe, ANA convention is right around the corner. Only 8 days away. Time is running out and don’t wait up to last minute to register and reserve hotel rooms.
The 5% discount on your registration is available till Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Congratulations if you have already registered and received 5% discount. If you haven’t registered yet, please register and get your 5% discount. If you register on-site, you have to pay a $3 premium per person. Don’t you think it is wise to simply register now and save $3?
If you and your friends have not yet reserved rooms, please do so. Otherwise, you may miss your comfortable and beautiful rooms at a discount rate. The cut-off date for discount rate room of $85 per night is June 27, 2011. Only a limited number of room nights are available. You should take advantage of this sweet deal. Otherwise, you would regret to pay a regular room price.
For ANA event registration and room reservation, please visit ANA website - www.ana-convention.org/2011/. For on-site registration, ANA prefers cash or check payments in order to avoid higher credit card fees. As such, we sincerely request you to support us in this endeavor.
Let’s join together to make this event a grand success. Thank you for your registration and support!
See you all at the convention with renewed energy and interest!
Sincerely,
Hemanta Shrestha - Coordinator
2011 ANA DC Coordination Committee
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29th ANA-DC CONVENTION TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
THIS IS THE TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL LIST WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE AND WILL BE INFORMED TO ALL THE CONCERNED PARTIES.
Thurs- Jun 31
Date & Time Program Coordinator/Moderator Venue
3:00 pm-4:30 pm - Volunteers Kickoff Meeti - Hemanta Shrestha -Lincoln Forum
5:00pm-6:00pm - Executive Board Meeting - Simon Dhungana - Hamilton
7:00pm-8:00pm - Dinner - West Lobby
10:00pm-11:30pm - kickoff Dance - Prasanta Paudel - Washingtonian I
Friday – July 1
Date & Time Program Coordinator/Moderator Venue
7:00am-8:00am - Prabachan/Prayer - Dr.Yogi Chinta mani - Washingtonian II
8:00am-9:00am - Breakfast - West Lobby
9:00am-11:00pm - Formal Inauguration - Rabina Thapa -Lincoln Forum
& Federation Council
11:00am-11:30am - Break
11:30 pm -1:00pm - 1.Fed.of Indigenous People - Dr. Aditya Maharjan - Hamilton
2.Nova Temple & Cultural
Center (NTCC) - Rajan Adhikari - Washingtonian III
3.kid’s Camp - Dr.Yogi/ Goma Sagraula - Washingtonian II
4.Book Exhibition - Govinda G. Prerana - Adams
1:00pm-2:00pm - Lunch Break - West Lobby
2:00pm-3:30pm 1.Media Chat Media Track - Gunaraj Luitel - Hamilton
2. Role of NRNA - Suman Timsina - Washingtonian III
3. Movie - NAJEA - Lincoln Forum
4. Kid’s Camp - Goma Sangraula - Washingtonian II
3:30pm-4:00pm - Break
4:00am-6:00pm - 1.Mahila Shahitya Sammelan - Sita Pandya - Lincoln Forum
2. Finance Investment - Yam Adhikari - Hamilton
3. ANA Scholarship - Dr. Tulshi Joshi -Washington III
6:30am-8:00pm - Dinner Break
8:00pm-10:30pm - Talent Show - Saroj Khanal - Grand Dominion
11:00an-12:30pm - DJ - Prasanta paudel - Grand Dominion
Saturday, July 2
Date & Time Program Coordinator/Moderator Venue
6:30am-7:30am - 1.Yoga/Exercise - Rosani Adhikari - Grand Dominion
2. Pryer/Prabachan - Dr.Yogi Chintamani - Washingtonian II
7:30am-9:00am - Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am - Grand Ceremony Procession
9:30am-11:00am - Grand Ceremony - Rabina Thapa - Washington Ball room
11:00am-11:30am - Break
11:30am-1:00pm - 1. NECC Meeting - Prem Sangraula - Lincoln Forum
2. N for Nepal (book release) - Anita Adhikari - Hamilton
3. Senior Camp - Kabindra Sitaula - Washingtonian II
4. Legal Forum - Keshav Sedhai - Washingtonian III
1:00pm-2:00pm - Lunch Break
2:00pm-3:30pm - 1.Movie Show- Dharma - Dr. Durga Pokharel - Lincoln Forum
2. NRN Town Hall Meeting - Shiva Rai - Washingtonian III
3. Business Forum - Laxman Pradhan - Hamilton
4. Mitho Bhetghat - Sibani Karki - Washingtonian I
3:30pm-4:00pm - Break
4:00pm-6:00pm - 1.Poetry Festival -Govinda Singh Rawat - Lincoln Forum
2. Kid’s Camp - Goma Sangraula - Washingtonian II
3. Community Health - Dr. Maheshwor Baidhya - Washingtonian III
6:00pm-7:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm-8:00pm - 1.Nursing Reunion - Manju Sangrula - Washingtonian II
2. Saraswoti School, Janakpur - Dr. Binod Shah - Washingtonian III (Reunion)
3. SEBS-NA/ANA reunion - Hari Sharma - Hamilton
8:00pm-10:30pm - Fashion Show - Sarad Bikram Singh - Grand Dominion
9:30pm -11:00pm - Women’s Night - Rabina Thapa - Washingtonian I
11:00pm-12:30pm - DJ - Prasanta Paudel - Grand Dominion
Sunday, July 3
Date & Time Program Coordinator/Moderator Venue
6:30am-7:00am - Yoga/Exercise - Roshani Adhikari - Grand dominion
7:00am-8:00am - Prayer/Prabachan - Dr. Yogi/Nepali Baba - Washingtonian II
8:00am-9:00am - Breakfast
9:30am-11;00am - 1.ANA Past, Present & Future - Sudeep Shrestha - Lincoln Forum
11:00am-11:30am - Break
11.30am-1:00pm - 1. ANA Past, Present & Future - Sudeep Shrestha - Lincoln Forum 2.Going back: Giving Nepal - Ram Kharel - Washingtonian III
3. Kid’s Free show - Goma Sangraula - Grand dominion
1:00pm-2:00pm - Lunch Break
2:00pm-3:30pm - 1.Movie Show- Challenge - Rajan Bhandari - Lincoln Forum
2. Investment for Development-Khem Bhattachan - Washingtonian III
3. ANA General Meeting - Simon Dhungana - Washingtonian II
3:30pm-4:00pm - Break
4:00pm-5:30pm - Sahitya Sanjh - Bishwobimohan Shrestha - Lincoln Forum
- CAN-USA - Prabudha Dhal -Hamilton
NRN Empowerment - Pralhad K.C - Washingtonian III
5:30pm-7:00pm - Convention Review - Sudeep Shrestha/ - Washingtonian II
-Tsewang Sherpa/Sharada Khati
6:30pm-7:30pm - Dinner
7:30pm-8:00pm - Award Ceremony - Chandra Lama/ Rabina Thapa-Grand Dominion
8:00pm-10:30pm - Grand Cultural Show -Saroj Khanal - Grand Dominion
11:00pm-1:00am - DJ - Prasant Paudel - Grand Dominion
** Meetho Vet Ghat Karyakram will Run through out the day on July 2 & 3 from 2pm to 6.pm
अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाज
"रामप्रसाद खनाल लोक साँस्कृतिक साँझ"
साथमा साहित्य गोष्ठी, कोलोराडो
टिकट दरः $ 10.00, शुक्रबार, जुलाई १५, २०११,समयः ६:००-९:०० साँझ (५:००-६:०० सम्म खानाको व्यवस्था गरिएको छ) स्थानः Community College of Aurora (Room F100)
1600 E. Center Tech. Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011
"अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाजले मनाउदै आएको भानुजयन्ति कार्यक्रमलाई यस बर्षेखि अनेसासको वार्षिक सम्मेलनको रुपमा विकास गरी हरेक बर्षभिन्नाभिन्नै ठाउँहरुमा आयोजना गर्ने कुराको जानकारी सबैलाई भएकै छ । जसअनुरुप यस बर्षो भानुजयन्ति प्रथम पटक अनेसासको बाषिर्क सम्मेलनको रुपमा अनेसास कोलोराडो च्यापटरको सकृयतामा मनाइने सूचना पनि प्रसारण भैसकेको छ । यही जुलाई १५ र १६ तारिक दुई दिन विभिन्न सांस्कृतिक, साहित्यिक तथा खेलकूद कार्यक्रमका साथ भव्य रुपमा सम्पन्न गरिने उक्त १९८ औं भानुजयन्ति तथा अनेसासको २० औं वाषिर्क सम्मेलनमा विशेषगरि अमेरिका भित्र रहनुहुने नेपाली भाषा साहित्यका अनुरागी महानुभावहरु सबैलाई नेपालको प्रत्यक्ष झझल्को आउने सुन्दर पहाडी राज्य कोलोराडोमा अनेसास कोलोराडो च्याप्टर हार्दिक स्वागत गर्दछ । बाहिरबाट कार्यक्रममा भाग लिन चाहने महानुभावहरुले समय मै सर्म्पर्क राख्नहुन समेत विनम्र अनुरोध गर्दछौं ।"
१९८औं भानु जयन्ति तथा अनेसासको २०औं वाषिर्क सम्मेलन-२०११ कार्यक्रमः
१. "रामप्रसाद खनाल लोक साँस्कृतिक साँझ"
(साथमा स्थानीय कलाकारद्वारा प्रस्तुत भानुभक्त र घाँसी नाटक, लोकप्रीय गीत तथा नृत्यहरु)
टिकट दरः $ 10.00
मितिः शुक्रबार, जुलाई १५, २०११
समयः ६:००-९:०० साँझ (५:००-६:०० सम्म खानाको व्यवस्था गरिएको छ)
स्थानः
Community College of Aurora (Room F100)
1600 E. Center Tech. Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011
२. साहित्य गोष्ठी
(वयश्क कविता वाचन तथा वाल कविता प्रतियोगिता, विश्वपरिक्रमाको कोलोराडो विशेषांक विमोचन)
खेलकुदः भलिवल तथा गल्फ प्रतियोगिता
मितिः शनिबार, जुलाई १६, २०११
समयः अपरान्ह २:००-४:३० बजे
स्थानः Central Library (Large community room)
14949 E. Alameda Pky, Aurora, CO 80012
14949 E. Alameda Pky, Aurora, CO 80012
आयोजकः
अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाज
केन्द्रीय कार्यसमिति
सर्म्पर्कः
ज्ञानेन्द्र गदाल -३०३ २२९ २०३९
साहित्य गोष्ठीः पदम विश्वकर्मा -७२०-६२८-६३१३ तथा राजु सिटौला -३३४-४४४-७४२०
खेलकुदः रत्न भण्डारी -३०३-९९५-८१३४ तथा सुदेश शर्मा -७२०-४८०-८००७
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